Glossary

Liquidation Buffer

A liquidation buffer is extra margin that helps absorb losses before forced closure.

Margin cushion

Category: Risk Controls

Plain-English meaning

Liquidation Buffer is used here to describe margin cushion. In the daily board, the word is grouped by the role it performs rather than by spelling or market popularity.

You may encounter it in a product interface, technical document, risk report, policy paper, or market dashboard. The term is included for recognition and comparison, not as a product recommendation.

Why it belongs with Risk Controls

These terms cover loss limits, exposure caps, liquidation protection, and execution guardrails.

When solving the puzzle, compare the job this term performs with nearby cards. A correct group usually shares a function, risk type, workflow, or market structure rather than simply sharing similar wording.

Where you might see it

You might encounter this term while reading educational explainers, product documentation, risk disclosures, market dashboards, or beginner guides. Always separate vocabulary learning from financial decision-making.

Educational vocabulary only. This definition does not provide investment, tax, legal, product, or trading advice.